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BALE TIE. .No. 266,587. Patented Oct. 24, 1882.

UNITED STATES Erica.

PATENT DAVID B. EASTBURN, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALFTO MARVIN CAMPBELL, OF SAME PLACE.

BALE-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 266,587, dated October24, 1882, Application filed August 17, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID B. EAS'IBURN, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residingat South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and StateofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBale-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full and cleardescription of the same, whereby those skilled in the art to which myinvention belongs may be enabled to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings,

which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to the manner in which I prepare the two ends ofthe tie by which to easily adjust and securely lock together the twoends of the tie after they are passed about the bale.

Myinvention consists in suspending a plate of sheet metal or wire withina loop from eyes upon each side of the loop for such purpose. Theoperation of this pivoted plate may differ without changing the spiritof the invention. Figures 1,2, 3, and 4 all show the ends lockedtogether by means of this plate, but varying somewhat in their mode ofoperation, as I will more fully describe.

On'the end B of the tie a loop is made with the eyes a and b, from whicheyes is suspended a plate, d, as is shown in all of the figures. In 0Fig. l the plate (1 is provided with a notch and the end A with a simpleknot. To look the ends together the end A is passed through the loop 0in front of the line a b and dropped into the notch in the plate, whichis easily 5 done, as the plate can readily be raised by reason of itbeing hinged at a Z). The knot prevents it from drawing through thenotch,

. and the fastening is secure.

In Fig. 2 the plate d is notched, the same or 40 similar as in Fig. 1,or it need not be notched at all, as preferred. The end A is formed intoa mere hook by being bent back upon itself. This hook may have the wiredoubled, as shown in the drawings, or not, as preferred. To look the twoends together, pass the end A through the loop 0, back of the line a b,then pass the open side of the hook over the plate d and under the frontpart of the loop 0, and the fastening is secure.

In Fig.3 the plate is shown used as a mere buckle-tongue. Used in thisway it makes a very desirable fastening, as the hinge a 11 allows thetongue to open easily, and makes it much more easy to lock than it wouldbe if a rigid tongue were used.

In Fig. 4 the locking is the same as in Fig.

2, the only difference being that the main band of the tie is ofhoop-iron instead of wire. I do not desire to confine myself to aspecific construction of any part of the tie, further than to claim thenovelty and use of the tongue or plate pivoted upon both sides of aloop. It is evident that the construction of the end A and the mode ofconnecting it with the loop 0 and plate d may be done in various ways.It is 6 also evident that the plate d may have various constructions andditferent locations in the loop. It may be located at or near the frontor center or back or in any part of the loop desired.

What I claim as new and of my invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent of the United States, is

A bale-tie, one end provided with a loop having eyes from which issuspended or pivoted a plate or tongue for the purpose of engaging andholding the other end of the tie, substantially as set forth.

DAVID B. EASTBURN.

WVitnesses:

JOHN M. BROWN,

SoHUYLER (JARSKADDON.

